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Special Forces: Commences Training Of New Batch - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 10, 2019
The Nigerian Air Force NAF has commenced the trainingof another batch of Special Forces personnel to boost internal securityoperations in the country.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information,Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a statement in Abuja.
Daramola said the Special Forces Course 5/2019 wasinaugurated at the Regiment Training Centre RTC Annex in Bauchi.
He said the course, which is the seventh by thecurrent NAF administration, is the first to be conducted at the newlyestablished RTC Annex in Bauchi.
Daramola said the choice of Bauchi was to enable thetrainees acclimatise to the arid conditions prevalent in the North East, aswell as decongest the RTC’s main training facility in Kaduna.
The Air Officer Commanding, Ground Training Command,Air Vice Marshal Idi Amin, while inaugurating the course said the training wasanother NAF leadership efforts in capacity building.

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Special Task Force Kills 3 Bandits In JOS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 21, 2022
Media Officer of the task force, Major Ishaku Takwa, who made this known in a statement in Jos, said the criminal gang, which has been on the watchlist of the military, is believed to be behind all the recent kidnapping activities within Jos and environs.
He also added that the gang, suspected to also be behind the attack on the Jos custodial centre, was neutralised around Gyero, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau.
Takwa, said items recovered from the syndicate included; one AK-47 Rifle, two AK-47 rifle magazines, 101 live rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and one tricycle. The media officer also listed other items to include; one itel and one techno phones, two sharp knives and two military head warmers.

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Speech Day: Watch Your Speech, Psychologist Advises - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 15, 2019
A ClinicalPsychologist, Adedotun Ajiboye, has advised Nigerians to watch their speechbecause it has the power to make or mar a person.
Ajiboye,who works at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, gave thisadvice on Friday in Abuja.
Ajiboye,who was speaking in commemoration of the 2019 World Speech Day, said speech wasvery powerful and influential, adding that it can create, break, mar, cure ormake up something.
He saidspeech could be positive that is a soft answer or negative which is regarded ashate speech.
Thepsychologist said positive speech could bring about cure to psychological oremotional problems but a grievous speech can lead to trauma. He noted that moredifficult issues in homes, families, communities, or nations could be resolvedthrough soft speech.
According to Ajiboye, strong resistances give way to soft speech but hate speech can compound a nation’s problem or lead to ethnic unrest and hostility. The ‘World Speech Day’ is marked annually on March 15th  to celebrate speeches and speech making through live speaking events across the world.

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Spinal Cord Injury Day: Sokoto Govt To End Discrimination On Persons With Disability - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 6, 2021
Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Disability Matters, Malam Abdul-Azeez Ibrahim gave the assurance in his address at the 2021 World Spinal Cord Day celebration, organized by under the office of the Special Adviser in collaboration with the Spinal cord association of Nigeria, SCIAN. The theme of the 2021 Spinal Cord Injury Day is: “COVID-19 and Spinal cord injury: Staying healthy with the help of telecommunication and telehealth”.
Ibrahim explained that the day is a great day that needed collective celebration in order to encourage victims of spinal cord injury and install hope in their living conditions.
Also, a Council member representing Northern Nigeria at the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Amina Audu applauded the organizers for the event. She however reaffirmed the need for government to ensure more effort on Disable empowerment, saying that poor education background has continued to make people living with Disability more vulnerable.

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Spokesman Says No Crack In House Of Representatives - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 11, 2019
The House of Representatives Spokesman, Benjamin Kalusays there is no crack among the members of the House.
Kalu in a statement urged the public to ignore reportsin the media suggesting there is division in the house. He said that thehouse led by Femi Gbajabiamila has no division either among the principalofficers or the membership and the leadership.
The Spokesman said it is important to note thatcomparatively, since the Fifth Republic, the 9 Assemblyremains the most united house.
He added that it is focused on true nation buildingwhich has been bought by the membership who have all keyed into the legislativeagenda set as the road map towards the achievement of this mission.
According to Kalu, one or two dissenting voices asexpected may not completely be on board the mission train. He said thatsuch negligible opinion would not represents the majority interest of the 9thHouse of Representatives

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Sporting Activities: Athletics Federation Unveils Programme For 2022 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 10, 2022
It added that the year 2022 has started with the traditional registration and documentation of all states and clubs affiliated to the federation and new clubs willing to be part of its programmes. The registration and documentation exercise is ongoing at the federation’s secretariat in Abuja.
The Federation stated that the will run throughout the month of January with the first AFN All-Comers event featuring non-Olympic events scheduled to hold on the 29th of this month at Ozoro or Asaba.  The second AFN All-Comers competition that will hold between February 25 and 26 will also has on its sidelines an anti-doping seminar for athletes and coaches.
It added that there will be two AFN Relays competitions and four Classics events during the course of the year among other events to guarantee adequate competitions to get the athletes into shape for the major Continental, Commonwealth and Global Championships and Games holding this summer.

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Sporting Activities: Buratai Charges Army On Regular Exercise - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 29, 2019
The Chief Of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TukurBuratai, has urged personnel of the Nigerian Army to keep fit and exerciseregularly by engaging in sporting activities.
Buratai gave the charge at the inauguration of theremodelled Rhino Golf Club, 3 Division Nigeria Army, Rukuba, near Jos.
The Chief of Army Staff, who was represented byCommander, Corps Engineers, Major General John Malu, also enjoined men andofficers to, in addition to other games, learn the game of golf.
He stated that it was in realisation of theimportance of golf that he recently directed the establishment of the EagleGolf Course at the Musa Yar’adua Barrack in Abuja.
Buratai said that apart from the establishment, heencouraged officers to register as members.
He commended the General Officer Commanding 3Division, Major General Nuhu Angbazo, for his commitment to renovating theRhino golf course, saying the course could stand among the best in the country.


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Sports: Arsenal Appoint Former Midfielder Mikel Arteta As Head Coach - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 20, 2019
Arsenal football club has appointed their former midfielderMikel Arteta as Head Coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Arteta won the FA Cup twice in a five-year career with theGunners and succeeds fellow Spaniard Unai Emery, who was sacked in November.
The former midfielder had been working as a Coach under PepGuardiola at Manchester City, joining the club in 2016 after retiring as aplayer.
He is expected to take over as Gunners Boss on Sunday,leaving Freddie Ljungberg in interim charge for the trip to Everton, another ofArteta’s former clubs on Saturday.
Arsenal is 10th in the Premier League with 22 points.

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Sports Betting: Nigerians Spend N730bn Annually - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 13, 2019
Nigerians spend over seven billionnaira annually on sports betting and at least two billion naira is generateddaily.
Research data shows that over sixtymillion Nigerian customers spend over three thousand naira daily placing betstakes. At least there are fifty betting sites in Nigeria with the numbergrowing annually.
Some respondents said they placedbets to generate quick and easy income, and turn their passion for footballinto cash.
Fashion designer, Segun Mukoro saidit was the fastest way to double his income and although he might losesometimes, the wins come big.
Similarly, Eronini Kolapo explainedthat he used betting to augment his allowance as a student adding that hestarted for fun, at first but soon built a network from it.
Research statistics show that overfourteen million bet stakes and payments are made over the internet every day.
A betting shop attendant, NiyiAdejujagbe said that he gets at least five hundred stakes placed in his shopdaily, adding that he has a crowd of punters as early as 9am.


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Sports: Bonfere Jo Says Super Eagles Should Look Beyond African Glory - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 28, 2019
Former Super Eagles Manager, BonfereJo Says Nigeria Has Enough Quality To Challenge The Best Teams In The WorldInstead Of Just Being Satisfied With Success At The African Nations Cup.
He Charged The Present Team To WorkHard And Aspire To Become World-Beaters.
The Former Eagles Manager Said InLagos That The 1994 Eagles Were Able To Hold Their Own At The Global Level AndAlso Win The 1996 Olympic Gold In Atlanta, Because The Team Were Kept TogetherAnd Handled By A Credible Coach, Who Was With The Eagles For A Long Time.
He Noted That For The Present SuperEagles Squad To Be That Good, The Team Has To Constantly Play Matches TogetherWith Top Rated Sides.
He Expressed Confidence In TheGernot Rohr Led Eagles To Excel At The Nations Cup, Stressing That The Team’sLevel Of Commitment Has Proved They Can Excel In Egypt.
Nigeria Is One Of The CountriesTipped To Win Next Month’s African Nations Cup In Egypt.


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Sports: Dalung Says Nigeria Wins 700 Medals In 3 Years - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 15, 2019
Ministerof Youth and Sport Development Solomon Dalung has said that Nigeria has wonover 700 medals in various sporting activities in the last three and half yearsof his stewardship.
He statedthis in Benin during the extra-ordinary meeting of the National Council onSports.
Dalungcalled on state governors to change their attitude towards sport development inthe country by making adequate budgetary provisions for athletes in any sporttournament to ease the task of funding on athletes and officials.
He saidthe experience of some sport directors during the 19th National Sport Festivalin Abuja was very pathetic as most of them had to travel to Abuja with the hopethat that money would come but in the end had to organised an emergency fundraising to raise money before they could organised their athletes toparticipate in the festival.
The Minster added that the irony of the situation was that upon returning from the competition, the state government rolled out drums to welcome them.


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Sports: Dalung Warns Youths As Athletes Chase N10m In 2nd National Anti-Corruption Marathon - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 10, 2019
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Solomon Dalung has urged Nigerian youth to channel their energy to sports rather than engaging in vices that will be hazardous to their health and society.
Dalung gave the advice in Abuja at the opening of registration for the 2019 National Anti-Corruption Marathon scheduled to hold in Abuja on December 9.
The minister, who was represented by an Assistant Director in the ministry Bamiduro Olumide, noted that the youth can make a living in sports.
Coordinator of the event Jacob Onu said about N10million would be carted away by athletes at the event which would coincide with the United Nations Anti-corruption Day.
Onu noted that winners of the male and female categories would pocket N1 million each, while first and second runners up would go home with N750,000 each and N500,000 each respectively.


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Sports Development: Kano Govt To Buy N98m Kits For 1,792 Football Clubs - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 27, 2020
The Kano State Government hasapproved 98 million naira for the procurement of kits for 1,792 registeredfootball clubs in the state.
The state Commissioner forInformation,   Muhammad Garba in a statement in Kano said the itemswill be distributed to 1,792 registered football teams include, sets ofjerseys; two sets of goalkeepers jersey for teams; pieces of bags, pieces ofjotters and two pieces of balls per team.
The Commissioner explained thatother approvals granted by the state Executive Council include the asphaltungNNDC Quarters road at 48.85 million naira; 24.5 million naira to procurevehicles for Government House Press Crew, and 19.4 million naira forrehabilitation and training of drug dependant youth at the Kano ReformatoryInstitute, Kiru.

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Sports: Federal Government Bans Exclusivity Rights In Broadcasting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 10, 2020
The Federal Government has banned exclusivity rights inbroadcasting sporting events in the country.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed whomade this known in a statement in Abuja directed the National BroadcastingCommission, NBC to implement a new regulation mandating broadcasters andexclusive licensees to share such rights with other broadcasters.
It also directed the Commission to immediately implementmeasures aimed at sanitising and re-positioning the broadcast industry.
The Minster said the new regulation is contained in thereport of the committee which he set up to work out the modalities forimplementing the recommendations approved by President Muhammadu Buhari tore-position the broadcast industry.
He also stressed that the break in monopoly would boostreach and also maximise utilisation by all broadcasters of premium content, inorder to grow their platforms and investment in other content.

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Sports Festival: Edo 2020 Organizers To Test Run Facilities With - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2020
Organizers of the 20th National Sports Festival “Edo 2020” have scheduled a track and field meet to test run the facilities at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Saturday.
The Technical Director of theAthletic Federation of Nigeria, Brown Ebewele, confirmed that some of the besthome-based athletes are going to feature in the Meet ahead of the inauguralceremony of the festival scheduled to begin on March 22.
Already, some selected athletes havebeen scheduled to run in the 100, 400, 800 metres and the relays (4×100 and the4×400 metres).
Ebewele who also doubles as theCoordinator of Team Edo, explained that field events like High Jump (women),Long Jump (men) and Shot Put are going to be competed for honours in the restrun meet.
Meanwhile, Technical officials andsome lawmakers from Abuja are in Benin to inspect the facilities provided byEdo State to host the 2020 Games. Governor, Godwin Obaseki of Edo State alsojoined the inspection team.


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Sports Festival:  Osinbajo Lights Torch Of Unity To Herald 21st Edition In Asaba - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 26, 2022
Osinbajo, while performing the exercise at an arena in the State House Abuja, said the Torch of Unity signified peace and unity in Nigeria, adding that the torch was also meant to create awareness about the festival amongst citizens and also the globe.
He explained that the festival was a crucial activity in Nigeria’s sporting calendar, as it had been the avenue to discover many outstanding talents that would go on to become world champions.
The Vice-President pointed out that some of Nigeria’s great champions like Blessing Okagbare, Chioma Ajunwa and Olusoji Fasugba, among others were discovered at various National Sports Festivals.
Earlier in his speech, the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare said the event was significant in the history of sports development in Nigeria.
Also, in his goodwill message, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa thanked the Federal Government and the Sports Ministry for accepting that Delta state should host the 21st National Sports Festival.

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Sports: FG Seeks Support For Establishment Of ‘High Performance Centres’ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 12, 2019
The Federal Government has called for the support of development partners in the establishment of standard  ‘High Performance Centres (HPC)’ in the country.
Read Related News: Au Sports Council: Youth And Sports Ministry Partners First Legendary Investment To Raise Funds
ThePermanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Olusade Adesolamade the call on Friday in Abuja when a delegation from the French DevelopmentAgency paid him a courtesy visit.
Hestressed the need for the establishment of the Centres in the six-geo politicalzones of the country to properly harness and develop the abundant sportstalents in the country.
Hesaid although there was a HPC in Port Harcourt, more standard ones need to bedeveloped in line with international best practice.
Adesolaalso called for the strengthening of the country’s anti-doping and sportingfacilities in order to improve sports science and ultimately take the youthsoff the streets.


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Sports: FIFA-Licensed Agent Says Poor Grassroots Culture Bane Of Nigerian Football - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 21, 2019
A Federation of International Football Association, FIFA-licensed football agent Shina Philips has said that Nigeria has not been able to produce players for great European clubs and other parts of the world in recent times because the nation has dumped its grassroots football culture.
Philips noted that in the past sports administrators discovered talents from grassroots championships like the Principal Cup, inter-house sports and other youth competitions, adding that the structure in place in the 70s and 80s gave youths the opportunity to display their talents in less tensed atmosphere.
He added that grassroots’ games earned the players invitation to the junior national teams, which pave the way for them to get lucrative contracts abroad.
He said, however in recent times, the neglect of grassroots football development has thrown up ill-equipped players, who see the game as a means of escaping poverty.


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Sports, Finance Ministers Constitute Committee On National Sports Industry Policy’ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 8, 2023
The Policy was passed by the Federal Executive Council on 2 November, 2022.
A statement issued by Toyin Ibitoye, Special Assistant, Media, to the Sports Minister, Sunday Dare stated that the committee will be chaired by both ministers.
Ibitoye stated that the Committee would have representations from the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Ministry of Finance as well as the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Others are Federal Inland Revenue Service, Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Nigerian Customs Service.


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Sports Minister Charges Nigeria Scrabble Federation To Mentor, Train Young Players - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 24, 2022
He made the call in Abuja while hosting Nigeria’s scrabble team, following their successful outing at the just-concluded West African Scrabble Championship in Accra, Ghana. The team, which included 15 players, coaches and a few administrators, returned after winning nine out of the 10 titles up for grabs at the event.
Dare, while congratulating the team for their efforts at the event pledged more support for the federation.
On his part, President of Scrabble Federation Olabatoke Aka expressed delight to present a winning team to the Minister, promising that the federation would not rest on its oars in promoting the game.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Eta Karo was the winner of the four-nation event, which had Nigeria, The Gambia, Sierra Leone and host nation Ghana as participants.


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Sports Minister Wants Local Coach For Super Eagles Job - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 23, 2021
Speaking during TotalEnergies AFCON Trophy Tour in Lagos, Dare spoke glowingly on the exploits of Nigerian ex-players, who led the Super Eagles to success in past editions of the competition.
He commended TotalEnergies for its commitment to the development of sports in Nigeria, as well as its partnership with the Confederation of African Football CAF.

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Sports Ministry Sets November 30 For Federations’ Elections - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 9, 2021
Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry Mohammed Manga, in a statement said the new date is in keeping with its commitment of holding the National Sports Federations election in September 2021.
It added that the six National Sports Federations that have their constitutions approved by their international sports bodies and the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC will conduct their elections based on their respective constitutions.
The statement also ordered the federations to begin the needed process as outlined in their constitutions towards having an elective congress that will hold on September 30, 2021 in Abuja.
The Ministry however, encouraged all Nigerians with interest and passion for their identified sports to be involved with the process of elections in keeping with democratic principles

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Sports Stimulate Sustainable Economic Activities — Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 25, 2022
Dare made this known in Lagos at a Sports Diplomacy Colloquium organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs NIIA.
According to the minister, sports are too important in their roles and have to be considered as businesses.
This, he said, would require all the inputs and collaborations that developed and sustained businesses that not only created economic expansion but also continued to make impactful social interventions in our society.
Dare said the sports sector in Nigeria was at its current stage at this point today because of partnerships and collaborations that had been out in place.
He further said that for sports to have the power to impact the sociocultural and political lives of citizens, it must be sustainably curated and able to decimate the barriers that existed between the brothers and sisters of countries around the world.

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Squash: Federation Selects Final 8 For Close Camping Ahead Of World Championships - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 10, 2019
TheNigeria Squash Federation has selected the final eight players forclose-camping ahead of the Men’s World Team Championship in the United Statesin December.
Atotal of 22 players, grouped into two, participated in week-long open trialsand competed against each other in a round-robin format at the Moshood AbiolaNational Stadium, Abuja.
Thetrials was aimed at selecting the best for close camping in Ilorin next month,ahead of the global showpiece, where Nigeria would be making a first appearanceafter 20 years.
Accordingto the media officer of the Federa, Uchenna Uba, the trials had exposed youngtalents who eventually made the final eight.
TheWorld Championship is scheduled for December 14th to 22nd.

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Sri Lanka: NAVY Finds 14 Bodies In Capsized Chinese Board. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 25, 2023
The grisly discovery came a day after a preliminary Chinese government probe concluded there were no survivors on the vessel that overturned on May 16.
The board had 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesians and five Filipinos.
The fishing vessel’s distress beacon was first detected last week as Cyclone Fabian drove waves as high as seven metres – 23 feet and winds as strong as 120 kilometres per hour – 75 miles per hour – through the area.
The vessel left Cape Town in South Africa on May 5 for Busan in South Korea.

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Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa Sworn-In As New President After Record Victory - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 18, 2019
Sri Lanka’s Former Defence ChiefGotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn-in as the country’s new president after a recordelection victory.
The swearing-in took place beforeChief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya in front of a historic Buddhist temple inAnuradhapura north east of the capital.
According to election results, thecandidate for the Sri Lanka Podujana Party, Peoples’ Party, Rajapaksa, recordedan easy victory with a majority of more than 1.3 million votes in the country’sPresidential polls
He received around 52 per cent ofthe vote, compared to the 42 per cent for his chief rival, ruling partycandidate Sajith Premadasa.
Both of the two favourites to winhad focused their campaigns on the theme of security in the wake of this year’sEaster Sunday bombings by extremist Islamist groups that left the entire nationshaken.
President-elect Rajapaksa is theyounger brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was in power from2005 to 2015.

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SSANU, NASU Say Full Strike Imminent - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 23, 2019
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, SSANU and Non Academic Staff Union, NASU on Friday urged the Federal Government to honour their 2009 agreement to avoid total strike.
Read this: Industrial Action: Lawan Meets SSANU Today Over Strike
TheAhmadu Bello University branch of the two unions made their stand known whileaddressing a joint press briefing at SSANU secretariat, main campus, Samaru,Zaria, Kaduna State.
SSANUbranch Chairman, Iliyasu Abdur-Ra’uf-Bello said the five days warning strikepresently embarked upon by the two unions was as a result of the inability ofthe federal government to implement the 2009 union/Federal Governmentagreement.
TheChairman lamented that of this N25 billion released by the Federal Governmentto universities, only 20 per cent of it was given to the three non teachingunions of Nigerian universities.
Accordingto him, this singular action of government is not only embarrassing, but it isinsulting and unacceptable, adding that it was one of the reasons why thewarning strike was on.


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SSCE: NECO Appeals To State Governors To Sponsor Students In Insurgency Affected Areas - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 14, 2021
The NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the appeal while speaking with journalists in Jalingo, Taraba State Capital.

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Staff Day: Guterres Says UN Loses 72 Workers In 2019 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 7, 2019
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterressaid in New York that the agency has lost about seventy two personnel so farthis year.
Guterres said this at a wreath laying ceremony andmemorial service to mark the opening of the UN Staff Day celebrations at theorganisation’s headquarters in honor of civilian staff members, police andmilitary personnel who have fallen in service to the UN across the world.
The UN Chief gave breakdown of the death figure astwenty five civilian staff members, forty three peacekeepers and four UN policeofficers.
According to Guterres, the UN staff work in the mostdangerous and challenging environment around the world, and it was the duty ofall to remember and commemorate the fallen colleagues. He expressed hissympathy to their families, friends and loved ones who feel their loss sokeenly.
Earlier in her remarks, President of the UN StaffUnion, Patricia Nemeth saluted the commitment, dedication and sacrifice of theorganisation’s personnel.

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Stakeholders Call For More Reforms To Boost Women’s Participation In Electoral Process - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 13, 2024
The stakeholders comprising journalists, Civil Society Organisations, CSOS, National Orientation Agency, NOA, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies, said this at a one day advocacy meeting in Abuja.
Programme Officer of the organser, Zainab Tanko, said that the meeting is coming after a Test of Voter Registration Toolkit Survey, carried out by the organisation during the November 11, Kogi and Bayelsa state election.
She added that the survey was to identify challenges hindering women’s voter registration in elections, noting that the pilot test of the voter registration toolkit survey in Kogi and Bayelsa, sought to evaluate its effectiveness in uncovering barriers to women’s voter registration.

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Stakeholders Seek Multi Faceted Approach To Fighting Corruption - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 28, 2022
The stakeholders made the call during a sensitisation programme on promoting accountability and anti-corruption, using behavioural change approach in Kafanchan.
The programme was organised by the Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna, and funded by the Catherine MacArthur Foundation.
Speaking at the event, the guest speaker, Reverend Gideon Mutum, said corruption was a menace which needed to be stamped out if the country was to make any progress.
He also added that the family, religious and educational institutions were character moulders, who had a key role to play in promoting anti-corruption.
In his remarks, representative of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Isah Abbas, suggested that one way to rid the country of corruption was for people to resolve to always do the right thing.
According to Abbas, attitudinal change will go a long way in changing the narrative about fighting corruption in the country.

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Stakeholders Seek Peaceful Resolution Of ASUU Impasse - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2020
Some stakeholders in the educationsector have called for a harmonious resolution of the deadlock between theFederal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU that hadresulted in a national strike by the lecturers. The union had on Mondaydirected its members to embark on a two- week warning strike.
ASSU said the warning strike was todemands the non-implementation of various agreements reached with government aswell as protest the compulsory enrolment into the IPPIS salary paymentplatform. But stakeholders said there is urgent need for both parties to cometogether in the interest of students and the education sector.
A retired principal, MotunrayoAdisa, said it is important for ASUU and the Federal Government to ensure thatthe interest of students were prioritised and protected.
Adeola Elekuru, another educationistalso pleaded with both parties to resolve the persistent crisis in the overallinterest of students across the country.
Another respondent, Afeez Adelekealso appeal for a speedy resolution, saying the situation should be arrestedbefore it escalates into a full blown industrial action.


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Stakeholders Seek Positive Action To Deepen Democracy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 12, 2023
He noted that the gains of the June 12, 1993, election have not been exploited by political leaders in succeeding polls in the country.
Babangida, who spoke in Minna, the Niger State capital, through his Media Aide, Kassim Afegbua, said it was adjudged the freest and fairest election in Nigeria, yet politicians have blatantly ignored that beauty; the beauty of credible elections.
The former Military President said although Nigeria’s democracy had recorded some growth, there were still many grounds to be covered, adding that  there is thugry in politics in Nigeria, too much litigation, too many issues that transparent elections ought to have addressed.
He decried increasing voter apathy in Nigeria’s election, attributing it to insincerity by the leaders resulting in a lack of trust in the electorate.


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Stakeholders Task Media Practitioners On Unbiased Coverage Of 2023 Election - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 30, 2022
They made the call at a one-day roundtable on the role of mass media in a free and fair election for sustainable democracy, organised by Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, Alumni Association of Nigeria in Abuja.
Director-General, Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Salihu Dembos, said most of the challenges journalists faced could easily be overcome by maintaining credibility and avoiding fake news. He added that there has been a universal agreement that journalists must be properly guided, especially in the reportage of elections.
The Keynote Speaker, Josiah Kante, of the Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University, advised journalists not to dance to the tune of politicians. He also urged the media to shun reportage of religious and ethnic bigotry, among others.
On his part, President, JICA Alumni Association of Nigeria, Ahmed Agberankhe, said the aim was to help to build a strong and virile Nigerian economy and promote economic and cultural ties between Nigeria and Japan.
Also, the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Festus Okoye, noted that the Commission recognised the media as a critical stakeholder in the political process.

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Stakeholders Working To Restore Steady Power Supply — NERC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 17, 2022
The Chairman of NERC Sanusi Garba, said this at a news conference in Abuja.
According to Garba, stakeholders in the last 24 hours have been discussing how the Nigerian gas marketing company can restore gas to those plants,  so that they can also be operational.
Speaking on the grid collapse which occurred on Tuesday, the Vice Chairman, Market Competition and Rates, NERC Musilu Oseni, said that the commission was concerned about the occurrence.
Oseni said that NERC had discussion with the Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN and some generation companies to ascentain the cause of the problem.


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Standard Of Living: KDSG Revises 2020-2025 Development Plans - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Iliya Auta
June 24, 2020
The Kaduna State Government has revised its 2020-2025 development plans, with focus now on security, infrastructure, economy and social development.
The Commissioner, Planning and Budget Commission Thomas Gyang announced this in Kaduna during a meeting with Civil Society Organisation, CSO to validate the revised development plan formulated with their inputs.
Gyang, who was represented by the Commission’s Director of Planning, Maryam Dangaji, added that the state also included good governance, law and justice as other priority areas.
The Commission said the vision was for Kaduna to be a state with abundant economic opportunities, social inclusion, peace and security, good governance and improved quality of life of the citizenry.
Also the Deputy Director, Planning, Badamasi Musa said the validation meeting was organised for CSOs and stakeholders to confirm that the programmes outlined in the plan reflect citizens input.
On his part, the Co-Chair Mustapha Jumare, commended the state government for engaging citizens in the formulation and implementation of its plans and programmes, to ensure ownership.

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Standard Of Living: KDSG To Lift Human Capital Development Index – Acting Governor - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 1, 2022
The State Acting Governor, Hadiza Balarabe, made this known at the State’s human capital development technical working group workshop at Sir Kashim House, in Kaduna. She added that the workshop was meant to increase the understanding of members of the State working group on its duties and working relations with thematic Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs.
Hadiza said for the State, addressing issues of human capital was simply investing in the people by building people’s capabilities through education, good health and nutrition, skills, economic empowerment, by lifting them out of unemployment and poverty.
The Acting Governor also identified inappropriate mobilisation of critical stakeholders to key into the objectives of the human capital development program as one of the challenges of the technical working group. According to her, the government alone cannot do it, calling on stakeholders and individuals to cue in, to achieve the target goals.
She urged the technical working group to develop strategies that would ensure more extensive participation of non-government actors in the Programmes.

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Standard: SON Concerns Over Adulterated Fertilizer In Markets - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 20, 2021
SON Coordinator in Kano State, Yunusa Muhammad who made the call on Thursday while meeting with fertilizer stakeholders, said that the meeting became necessary in view of the rising cases of adulterated fertilizer in the market.
He noted that agency would make sure that every farmer had good and efficient fertilizer for their farms, to boost farming and harvest output. According to him, with the support and cooperation of the stakeholders in the sector, SON will address the recurring issues of the effect of substandard fertilizer on farm produce.
Muhammad added that the organisation would also address the market proliferation of adulterated fertilizers in the state, urging them to adhere to relevant standard in order to increase their production and compete favourably, locally and internationally.
One of the stakeholders, Yakubu Ibrahim, promised that they would do their best to improve their products and commended SON for organising the meeting and educating them on the dangers of the unwholesome practice.


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Standardization: Council Urges Companies To Certify Their Products Before Export - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 20, 2019
TheNigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC has called on Kano-based manufacturingcompanies to certify their products before processing them for export.
TheCouncil’s Executive Director Olusegun Awolowo made the call in Kano atawareness training with the theme: Go Global, Go for Certification Initiativeto enhance global market access for Nigerian exportable products.
Awolowowho was represented by the Director, Product Development William Ezeago saidthe certification was a framework for quality assurance in production. He notedthat  the training will enable themembrace fully the basic rudiments of products and process certification througha conformity assessment body, as well as ease global market entry for theirproducts, thereby boosting Nigeria’s non- oil export portfolio.
Inhis remarks, the CEO of Topcertifier Vinay Kumar said the training will helpmanufacturers to produce quality goods for the International Market.
Oneof the participants, Aisha Mustapha, expressed appreciation for the trainingand promised to put what she learned to practice.

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Standards: Son Shuts Down 10 Lubricants’ Warehouses In Kano - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 18, 2019
No fewer than 10warehouses of lubricating oil were raided and sealed by the StandardsOrganization of Nigeria SON in different parts of Kano over what they called‘sharp practices’ taking place in the sector.
The organizationaccused the affected dealers of selling base oil to unsuspecting customers asengine oil, which was supposed to be a raw material for engine oil, as a resultof which the customers were not getting value for their money.
Speaking to journalistduring the raid, Kano State coordinator of SON, Yunusa B. Muhammad, said theaction was a directive from the Director General of the organisation, AnthonyOsita Aboloma, that markets in the state must be rid of unwholesome practices.
Muhammad said the fewmanufacturers that are in the state had the capacity to import their rawmaterial, it was therefore a great concern to the organization as to who wasbuying and using the unfinished product.
Chairman of one of thesealed warehouses, Hamisu Muhammad Dantinki, said he was not disturbed by theexercise as according to him, SON was only trying to sanitize the business.

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Standby For These And More After This Break - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 29, 2024
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, communicated this in Easter: I-G Orders Adequate Deployment Nationwide
a statement in Abuja.
The inspector-general also ordered round-the-clock security and protection of public spaces across the country, before, during and after the Easter celebration
He assured all travellers, visiting their hometowns and other places within the country for the festivities of adequate security, irrespective of the medium of such travels.
Egbetokun said adequate security arrangements had been made to cover passengers travelling by road, air, waterways, or rail.
He said deployments had been increased and visibility patrols intensified in all areas including aerial patrol and surveillance.


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State Congress: Kaduna PDP Constitutes Screening Committee - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 13, 2020
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, National Working Committee, NWC has approved the nomination of Davematics Ombugadu as the  Chairman, Screening Committee for Kaduna state party congress.
The party made this known in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary Austin Akobundu in Abuja.
Akobundu said the committee has been mandated to screen all aspirants for the Kaduna state party congress for the purpose of electing the State Executive Committee members. Other members are Ahmed Garba, Gladys Ashemuke, Solomon Maren, and Hussaini Nnamadi as secretary.
The statement added that the exercise is slated for today, Saturday at the party secretariat, in Kaduna State.

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State Elections: NBC Caution Broadcasters Against Announcement Of Results - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 8, 2019
The NationalBroadcasting Commission, NBC has warned broadcasters against announcingelection results not declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC.
The Assistant Directorof Public Affairs of the commission Antia Ekanem issued the warning in astatement today in Abuja.
He said thatbroadcasters should abide by the provisions of the Broadcast Code and theElectoral Act regarding announcement of election results.
According to Ekanem,the sections stipulate that a broadcaster shall broadcast election results ordeclaration of the winner only as announced by the authorised electoral officerfor the election.
He stated that thecommission is therefore constrained to caution all broadcasters to adhere tothe provisions in order to avoid stiff penalty as stipulated by the NationalBroadcasting code.


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State Of Insecurity: Nigerian Senate, Security Chiefs Hold Marathon Meeting￼ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 3, 2022
Present at the meeting are the Chief of Defense Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval staff, Chief of Air Staff, DG DSS and a representative of the National Security Adviser.
The bi-partisan closed-door meeting with the Service Chiefs is aimed at
reviewing the current security strategies and discuss new solutions.
Speaking at the commencement of the meeting, Senate President Ahmad
Lawan said the security challenges have lingered and the Senate had hoped that the situation would have been better.
Lawan said the situation is frightening, adding that there is nowhere to
hide or go. He stressed that it is dire at this time to come up with aneffective solution, as the crisis is dislocating where the head of government is situated.
Senator Lawan while noting that security agencies are doing their best, stressed that more can be done.

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State Of Nigerian Refineries: Reps Panel Gives Sylva, Kyari, Others Seven Days To Appear Before It - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 22, 2022
The Chairman of the committee, Ganiyu Abiodun, issued the ultimatum
at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja.
Also to appear before the committee is the Group Managing Director of
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, and the General
Managers of the refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna.
The lower legislative chamber is worried that the three refineries have
been operating at loss since 2010 before being eventually shut down in
2019, consequent upon which the lawmakers constituted the committee
to demand accountability.
Abiodun said the committee was forced to issue the ultimatum following
the failure of the officials to honour three invitations earlier sent to them.
The lawmaker said the committee was aware that the NNPC recently
awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of refineries in the following
sums: Warri Refinery $900 million, Port-Harcourt $1.5 billion and
KRPC $1.3 billion.
He recalled that the committee was constituted to determine the actual
cost of rehabilitating the refineries and what was needed to bring them
back to maximum refining capacity.


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State-Of-The-Nation: Abdulsalami Peace Institute Harps On Dialogue, Security In Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 31, 2019
The Abdulsalami Abubakar Institute for Peace and SustainableDevelopment has called for dialogue and peaceful co-existence towardsaddressing the country’s security challenges.
Former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar and chairman ofthe Institute, made this known in Minna, Niger state while inaugurating atwo-day Roundtable.
Abubakar said that the situation in the country requiredpeople to live up to the people’s expectations.
He said that the outcome of the meeting would be madeavailable to the federal and state governments, as well as other institutionsfor consideration and action.
The former Head of State explained that the Roundtable wasnot a mini-National Conference or a forum to review the country’s Constitution.
The chairman of the occasion, Ibrahim Gambari said thatdisintegration would not solve the country’s problems. He noted that theproblems faced would only be resolved through dialogue.


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STATE OF THE NATION: Buhari meets Senate President on insecurity, APC crisis - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Iliya Auta
June 22, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with Senate President, Ahmad Lawan where they discussed on nation’s security situation as well as the crisis in All Progressives Congress, APC.
The Senate President, while speaking to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting, restated the determination of the National Assembly to support and empower the security agencies in addressing security challenges across the country.
He also stressed the need to provide more funds to the nation’s security sector so as to recruit additional personnel for successful execution of their mandates to enable them to fight the Boko Haram in the North East, banditry and other security challenges across the country.
Lawan consequently, upheld that the government has no option other than to address the security challenges more than any other thing.
The Senate President, while speaking on the APC internal crisis, warned that the situation should not, must not be allowed to degenerate further as the stability of the party is the stability of Nigeria, as he challenged leadership of the party across the country to make every possible effort to get reconciled.


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State Of The Nation: Nigeria Living On Extra Time, Sanusi Warns - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 8, 2022
He predicted that the country would face more difficult times in 2023
and called on Nigerians to be ready to take tougher decisions in the
interest of the country.
He spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, during one of the activities
marking the 80th birthday of Babanla Adinni of Egbaland, Chief Tayo
Sowunmi.
Sanusi warned that Nigeria would sink deeper into more problems in
2023, calling on presidential aspirants to be prepared for the onerous
task of restoring the country.

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State Of The Nation: Nigeria Living On Extra Time, Sanusi Warns - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 8, 2022
He predicted that the country would face more difficult times in 2023 and called on Nigerians to be ready to take tougher decisions in the interest of the country.
He spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, during one of the activities marking the 80th birthday of Babanla Adinni of Egbaland, Chief Tayo Sowunmi.
Sanusi warned that Nigeria would sink deeper into more problems in 2023, calling on presidential aspirants to be prepared for the onerous task of restoring the country.


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State Of The Nation: Osinbajo Says With God’s Spirit, Nigeria Will Surmount Its Challenges - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2021
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria will eventually overcome its security and socio-economic challenges as the Spirit of God is in the land.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said he spoke at the send-forth service for Reverend Israel Akanji on Sunday. Akanji served as Senior Pastor and Minister in Charge of the First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja and he is now the new President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention.
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN Reverend Olasupo Ayokunle, and the Minister of State for Health Olorunimbe Mamora, among other dignitaries and Christian leaders also attended the service.
The Vice President, while citing the first chapter in the Biblical Book of Genesis, related events surrounding the creation of the heaven and earth to the nation’s present challenges and the lives of great individuals.


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State Of The Nation: There’s Work To Be Done, Tinubu Tasks Service Chiefs At First Meeting. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 4, 2023
Tinubu made the remark when he met the new National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu and the new service chiefs for the first time on Monday, since their appointment on June 19, 2023.
In a chat with State House correspondents, the NSA conveyed the President’s assurances to the service chiefs that they have his unwavering support.
Ribadu, who said the service chiefs pledged their loyalty to the President and Nigerians, also underlined their commitment to work tirelessly to secure the country.
He added that the President made the right choices in the selection of service chiefs and expects them to deliver.
The former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said though the task ahead is a big one, it is going to be done.
In attendance at the meeting include the Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. C.G Musa; the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen T. A Lagbaja; the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla; and the Chief of Air Staff, AVM H.B Abubakar and The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun,


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State Of The Polity: Nigeria’s Unity Unshakeable - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 20, 2021
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this on
Monday in Abuja at the opening of the Nigeria@60 year-long photo
The event, with the theme “69 Years of our Togetherness”, was attended
by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha,
and the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan.
Mohammed said the theme of the photo exhibition was carefully
couched to reflect on the unity of the country in the past 60 years,
despite its diverse cultures, traditions, practices, languages and
challenges.

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State Pardon: Dariye, Nyame Finally Released From Prison - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 8, 2022
The development comes almost four months after the former governors were granted state pardon.
At a council of state meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 14, 2022, Dariye and Nyame were among 159 inmates pardoned.
The two former governors, who were both jailed for fraud, were granted pardon on the grounds of age and ill health.
Nyame was convicted in 2018 and given 14 years imprisonment for diverting public funds, but his sentence was later reduced to 12 years in 2020, following a ruling by the Supreme Court which affirmed the judgment of the court of appeal on the matter.
On his part, Dariye was sentenced to 14 years in prison for N1.126 billion fraud, but his jail term was reduced by four years, following a verdict by the Supreme Court affirming an earlier judgment by the court of appeal.

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State Police: Ekweremadu Hopeful That President Buhari Will Approve Establishment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 5, 2019
Nigeria deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu has expressed hopes that President Muhammadu Buhari will approve the establishment of state and local government police in the country.
Buhari received a report on the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,SARS on Monday, June 3 by National Human Rights Commission Committee on SARS.
Presidential spokesman Gerba Shehu in a statement disclosed that the President directed the setting up of a three-man panel to produce a report and a white paper produced within three months.
He noted that the report of the committee will form the basis of recommendation on setting up of state and local government police in Nigeria.
However, Ekweremadu, who sponsored the state police bill in the Nigeria Senate, said he is confident that implementation of state and local government police in Nigeria will address security challenges in the country.


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State Police: Governors’ Forum Says No Position Yet On - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 7, 2019
EkitiState of Governor Kayode Fayemi has said the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF isyet to take a position on the issue of state police, the forum’s Chairman,.
Fayemidisclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents after the expandedSecurity Council meeting, presided by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday atthe Presidential Villa, Abuja.
ThePresidential Panel on Reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of theNigeria Police Force had on June 3, submitted its report to the president.
Thepanel recommended the establishment of state and local government police amongothers things.
Fayemisaid that each state has its own peculiar security challenge that needed asuitable policing arrangement.
Hesaid that there was a committee looking into the report of the panel on reformof SARS, adding that the issues would be discussed at the next NEC meeting.


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State Police: Not An Option,Says President Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 5, 2022
This comes amid calls for state policing to tackle insecurities in the
nation, as the current policing system was under the federal government.
In an interview the President insisted that state police is not an option,
adding that more attention should be paid to the relationship between
local government and state Governors.
Buhari said, “State police is not an option. Find out the relationship
between local government and the Governors. Are the third tier of
government getting what they are supposed to get constitutionally? Are
they getting it? Let the people in local government tell you the truth, the
fight is between local governments and the Governor.”
The President further added that the roles of traditional rulers in the
country should not be undermined in bringing peace to communities.
This is not the first time that the President had rejected state policing
despite calls from the state governors.
As far back as 2019, the President had noted that though state policing
was a good initiative, the governors may be unable to pay the officers’
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State Police Will Deepen Internal Security Says Senate Leader. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 21, 2024
Opeyemi said this in a statement in Abuja released by the Directorate of Media and Publicity, Office of the Senate Leader.
He said the need for state police was due to the present police system, which he described as ailing and dysfunctional.
Bamidele said Nigeria, as one of the world’s fastest growing nations in terms of population.
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State Visit: Tinubu Inaugurates Aviation, Agric Projects In Minna. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2024
The airport, which was first commissioned by former military Head of State Ibrahim Babangida on June 20, 1990, received its new name from Governor Umar Bago of Niger last Friday.
The refurbished airport was formerly closed due to runway issues, but it now boasts a fully equipped domestic terminal.
The agro-processing zone project will cover 2,000 hectares: 1,000 for drip irrigation and greenhouses, and another 1,000 for dairy product processing.
As part of the event, Tinubu is scheduled to hold discussions with former heads of state Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar.


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State’s Judiciary Financial Autonomy Critical For Dispensation Of Justice - Senate - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 22, 2023
Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Opeyemi Bamidele, made the assertion during the screening of the Executive Secretary designate of National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Anthony Ojukwu, SAN for another term in office.
The committee also screened Justice Lawal Stanley, as President Designate, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Customary Court of Appeal.
Bamidele emphasised that signing of fiscal autonomy for State judiciary would also help in the decongestion of cases being handled at the State levels.
Also, during the screening, Justice Lawal appealed to the Senate to ensure that all issues related to family and matrimonial cases were handled by the Customary Courts instead of High Court .


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Statistical System: Stakeholders Urge FG To Develop Environmental Action Plan - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 12, 2019
Stakeholders participating in a Two-Day GlobalEnvironmental Facility, GEF National Dialogue have call on the FederalGovernment to develop a National Environmental Action Plan and put in placeNational Environmental Statistical System urgently.
They gave the advice in a communiqué issued in Abujaby the Chairman, Communiqué Committee Stephen Faleti.
GEF National Dialogue Meeting is organized tofacilitate the conceptualisation of projects for implementation in the GEF-7 cyclefor GEF CEO’s endorsement.
The stakeholders said that the environmental actionplan and statistical system would go a long way in providing direction andsolutions to address environmental challenges in the country.
They also called for synergy among Ministries,Departments and Agencies, MDAs to implement environmental projects in thecountry.


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Status Reports: Buhari Gives Ministers April 24 Deadline To Handover - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 18, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for a comprehensive status reports on policies, programmes and projects from cabinet members on their respective ministries, departments and agencies as his first term tenure winds down.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, said this in a statement that the President had given the ministers April 24th as deadline for the submission of the reports to the Presidential Audit Committee in the office of the Vice President.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha, also in a circular requested members of the Federal Executive Council to ensure that all outstanding memoranda they intend to present to the Federal Executive Council are submitted to the Cabinet Affairs Office.
It also quoted the circular as informing members that the 9th and 10th meetings of the Council have been rescheduled to Thursday, 25th April and 2nd May, 2019 in view of the Easter break and May Day celebrations.

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Statutory Duty: Court Approves Suit Against Malami For Failing To Implement Anti-Torture Act - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 21, 2022
Justice Tijjani Garba Ringim approved the Media Rights Agenda, MRA request following a motion by its lawyer, Bankeye Akinwale.
The organization said despite the enactment of the Act in 2017, many Nigerians, including journalists, are being subjected to torture by law enforcement officials and non-state actors. It also noted that the Justice Minister refused to act on its August 20, 2021 letter which requested to him perform the statutory duty imposed by the Act.
Upon reading the affidavit deposed to by MRA’s Programme Officer John Gbadamosi, and exhibits attached by Akinwale, Justice Ringim granted the application.
The Judge gave the body permission to apply for an order of mandamus against Malami on the following reliefs:

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Stella Oduah Dumps APC, Returns To PDP - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 29, 2022
This defection came exactly eight months after she joined the APC.
Oduah’s defection was completed on Wednesday, April 28th, after facing a screening committee at the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat of the PDP in Abuja.
A statement from her aide noted that Oduah after consulting with various leaders in the PDP and considering her political strengths amid new developments across the country returned to the party where she’s highly regarded.
Senator Oduah is considered one of the best Senators from Anambra state and has always been regarded as a positive presence in the PDP before she exited the party in August 2021.


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Stemming Insecurity: Cleric Tasks Fg To Priorities Education, Poverty Alleviation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 20, 2019
A Lagos-based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ibraheem Olawumi, has advised the Federal Government to adequately invest in education and poverty alleviation programmes to address challenges facing the country.
Olawumi, the Mudeer, Daarul Irshad Wal-Is’ad, Orile, made the plea while speaking on the sideline of the 10th Annual Ramadan Lecture and Special Prayer for the Nation, tagged “The Roles of Muslims in Nation Building” organised by Abdulwahid Islamic Foundation, Lagos.
The Islamic Scholar who was the guest speaker at the event, said that the government must prioritise education to address problems of poverty and security in the country.
He urged Muslims to become good neighbours to all those around them and look for how to be of help to those in need, in order to build a progressing nation.


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Stimulating Local Economies: FG To Borrow $750M From World Bank On Behalf Of States - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
November 13, 2020
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed made this disclosure in Abuja on Friday at the inauguration ceremony of the Federal Steering Committees of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES).
According to the Finance Minister, the Nigerian Government “is in the process of accessing a World Bank loan of $750 million on behalf of the states, to stimulate the local economy and support vulnerable household’s consumption”.
In going to borrow the money the federal government is considering the cause and consequences of civil unrest and COVID-19 in the country.
The Finance Minister noted that “the federal government has created several windows of interventions as captured in the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) to, among other things, “respond robustly and appropriately to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, identify fiscal measures to enhance oil and non-oil government revenues and reduce non-essential spending.

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Stockholm Diamond League: Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan Wins 100metres Hurdle. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 4, 2023
Sarah Lavin of Ireland clocked a personal best of 12.73seconds to finish second, while Pia of Poland finished third in a time of 12.78seconds.
Amusan, who finished second in the 100m hurdles event at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday, was determined to go all the way by claiming victory in Stockholm.
This was Amusan’s first Diamond League win of the year and she also set a new stadium record in the process. The Nigerian is the current world record holder in the 100m hurdles and she is one of the favourites to win gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
The competition in Stockholm was the seventh event of the Diamond League 2023 season. The Diamond League 2023 series will wrap up with the two-day final in Eugene, USA on September 16th and 17th.


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Stolen Assets: EFCC, Others Seek Repatriation From Europe, US, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 13, 2019
The Acting Chairman, of Economic andFinancial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibrahim Magu has requested the Heads ofGovernment in Europe, the United States and other jurisdictions to work towardsspeedy and autonomous repatriation of recovered assets to African countries.
He made the plea in a communiqué issuedat the end of the 9Commonwealth Regional Conference ofAnti-Corruption Agencies in Kampala, Uganda.
The event was attended by most of theHeads of anti-graft agencies in Africa with a theme titled: “Time to act:Prevent corruption for sustainable development.”
The Acting Chairman of the EFCC and theimmediate Chairman of Association of Anti- Corruption Agencies in CommonwealthAfrica, Ibrahim Magu, spoke during the conference and highlighted majorachievements of the commission under his watch.
The communiqué further urgedAnti-Corruption Agencies to emulate the EFCC and acquire polygraph technologyas part of their investigative and integrity testing process.


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Stolen Funds: Buhari Lauds Italy’s Support On Repatriation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 10, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari on Monday welcomed the support of the Italian government tohelp recover and repatriate illegally deposited Nigerian assets in foreigncountries.
PresidentBuhari spoke when he received a delegation from the Italian Parliament led bySen. Vito Petrocelli, Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs at StateHouse, Abuja.
TheItalian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefano Pontesilli, who accompanied thedelegation, while conveying the message of the Italian Government had told theNigerian leader that they are willing to cooperate with Nigeria  100 per cent on illicit assets repatriation.
Responding,President Buhari commended the Italian government for demonstrating‘‘open-mindedness’’ and willingness to cooperate with Nigeria on the issue ofrepatriation of stolen funds.While acknowledgingthe good wishes of the Italian government in the aftermath of the Feb. 23presidential election, Buhari told the delegation that his second term inoffice would consolidate on the progress recorded in the last four years in thecountry.


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Stolen Funds: EFCC Recovers N400m In Sokoto - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 17, 2020
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Zonal Office in Sokoto State has said that it has recovered about N400 million stolen fund in its operations between January and June 16, 2020.
NAN reports that  the head of the office Mr Abdullahi Lawal, said this while speaking with newsmen in Sokoto.
Lawal said that the EFCC also secured seven convictions during the period under review.
According to him, the commission received about 100 petitions bordering on advanced fee fraud, money laundry, and land matters.
“Also, some leaders of Sokoto traders association were equally interrogated over alleged diversion of N1 billion loan facility granted by the State Government,” he added.


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Stolen Funds: Malami Says Nigeria Raised Recoveries From N19bn To N297bn - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 30, 2019
The immediate past Attorney General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has said that under his watch the country’s recovery account rose from nineteen billion naira to two hundred and ninety seven billion naira.
Malami, who made this known at his handover ceremony in Abuja, said the nineteen billion naira was the balance as of May 29th, 2015, when the President Buhari government took over power.
He said the ministry also led an increase local recovery of over fifty nine billion naira, three hundred and eight five million dollars, and an addition of more than seven hundred and seventy nine million naira.
Malami added that he led Nigerian negotiations for the return of over three hundred and twenty two million dollars Abacha loot with Switzerland and the World Bank, and the expected five hundred million dollars from the USA, Island of Jersey and France.


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Stop Arresting Protesters In Katsina: PDP Accuses APC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 19, 2020
The People Democratic Party (PDP) has questioned the arrest of organizers of a peaceful protest against unchecked mass killings by bandits and insurgents in Katsina State, and other parts of the country, particularly in the north
The party described as absurd, the arrest of the protesters by the APC government.
It frowned that the APC-led government would arrest, harass and detain victims of the bandits but chose to negotiate, hobnob with and even pay money to the assailants.
The party stated this in a statement by its publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday.
Read Also: Buhari, APC alleged N48b ministry scam – PDP
“This arrest further raises demands for the APC and its governors particularly, those who openly confessed to have had contacts, negotiations and financial dealing with the bandits, to come clean on their alleged links with insurgents and marauders.
“Such actions by the APC administration, in addition to utterances of its leaders, have continued to dishearten Nigerians while emboldening bandits and insurgents to continue to pillage our communities, hold towns to ransom and visit all manner of violence on vulnerable Nigerians in various parts of the country.


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Stop Rejecting Old Naira Notes, NURTW Tells Members - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 31, 2023
President of the Union, Tajudeen Baruwa, gave the directive when the Director-General, National Orientation Agency, NOA, Garba Abari, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. The newly redesigned naira notes being swapped with old notes include the 200, 500 and 1000 naira denominations.
Baruwa urged his members to give relevant government’s agencies the opportunity to implement the monetary policy, noting that he had discussed the issue of rejection of old naira notes with the NOA boss for proper sensitisation.
Earlier, the Director-General, National Orientation Agency, NOA, Garba Abari, said the visit was to collaborate with the union on the government’s currency redesigned policy in order to take the message to the grassroots and give feedback.

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Stop Using Religion For Political Gains, Presidency Cautioñs Religious Leaders, Politicians - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 19, 2022
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, gave the advice in a statement in Abuja while reacting to 2022 Easter message by the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev. Mathew Kukah.
Shehu noted that, from his pulpit, Kukah devoted his Easter message not to Christ’s death and rebirth so Man might be saved – but to damning the government in the most un-Christian terms.
According to him, Kukah neglects the Bible’s teachings in James 1:26: “If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless”.
Kukah’s Easter message was delivered at a mass service on Sunday, in Sokoto.
He advised the President to concede that it was within his powers to decide how we are going to end the war that had engulfed and was tearing down our nation.


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Storm: Cyclone Kenneth Batters Mozambique Again - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 26, 2019
The Cyclone Kenneth has made landfall in northernMozambique, a country still recovering from another huge storm.
The cyclone has brought two hundred and twentykilometer per hour winds and has killed three people on the island nation ofComoros.
Mozambique’s National Institute of DisasterManagement said three thousand people had been evacuated from areas likely tobe hit.
Last month, Cyclone Idai caused hundreds of deathsin the region.
More than nine hundred people died when the stormbrought devastation to Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
At least three million people were left in need ofhumanitarian assistance.
Kenneth made landfall on Mozambique’s northernprovince of Cabo Delgado, with wind speeds equivalent to a Category fourhurricane.


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Stranded Nigerians In Ukraine Send SOS To Buhari, Demand Evacuation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 25, 2022
The acting President of the National Association of Nigerian Students,
NANS, in Ukraine, Eunice Eleaka, pleaded with the Federal
Government to come to their aid.
In a letter to the President on Thursday, the students said cities occupied
by Nigerians were under attack as gunshots and explosives have raided
the territories.
The NANS acting President in Ukraine said many Nigerians were stuck
because of the cost of the flight tickets and called on Nigeria to come up
with a proper evacuation strategy like India.
Specifically, she said the Indian embassy had set up two different camps
to evacuate Nigerians who were stranded in Ukraine.

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Strange Disease: Over 50 Die In Kogi, Assembly Seeks For Help - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
November 18, 2020
The House made the call at Tuesday’s plenary sitting in Lokoja following adoption of a motion on Urgent Public Importance, raised by Anthony Ujah over the strange illness that has claimed over 50 lives.
According to the lawmaker, the unknown disease comes with symptoms such as headache, red eyes, loss of appetite, inability to urinate or defecate, convulsion and death.
Ujah said that the residents of Etteh Community in the local government area have been thrown into confusion by the outbreak of the alien disease.
Supporting the motion, Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Mohammed, submitted that the community shares a boundary with Enugu State where similar incidence was earlier reported and efforts should be made to urgently avert further loss of lives.

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Strenghtening Argriculture: Nigeria Moves To Restore Receding Lakechad Basin - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 24, 2022
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social
development, Sadiya Umar- Farouq disclosed this in Abuja at the launch
of the Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project, MCRP-Additional
Financing.
The Minister stated that the issue of the receding of the Lake Chad was
very critical hence the need for Nigeria to focus most of its attention
owning to the number of lives that depend on the region for their
livelihood.
She said that the emphasis of improving an agricultural value chain
places an important part of the role of the strategy to move the region
further along the part of sustainable development.
According to her, it will also ensure that citizens in need across the 3
participating states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe can recover their
livelihood, have access to quality healthcare and education, water,
sanitation and hygiene as well as improved engagement with their
elected leadership.
Nigeria’s inclusion in the regional Project for the Lake Chad Basin,
joining her neighbours of Cameroon, Niger and Chad reflects the
importance of information sharing, regular dialogue and synergy
towards achieving the objective.

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Strengthning Bilateral Relations: Nigeria Signs MOU With UK To Tackle Corruption - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 22, 2022
The MoU, which was signed between the Minister for Africa, Vicky
Ford and the Attorney General of Nigeria Abubakar Malami, has set out
the terms and understanding between the Government of the United
Kingdom and the Federal Government of Nigeria to make the
compensation payment.
At the signing of the MoU, Minister for Africa, Vicky Ford said the
signed agreement will enable a compensation of £210,610 payment to be
made to Nigeria following a successful investigation by the UK’s
Serious Fraud Office relating to the use of corrupt agents in the oil and
gas sector.
According to Ford, in a global economy where international trade is
vital, it is more important than ever that companies operate with
integrity and transparency.
Ford is on a three-day visit to Nigeria to take forward, ongoing efforts
by both countries to build on the UK-Nigeria partnership and
strengthen strong security, anti-corruption and economic ties.

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Strike Action: FG Releases N4.5bn To 31 Teaching Hospitals, Earmarks N9bn For Insurance - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Iliya Auta
June 20, 2020
The Federal Government has released 4.5 billion naira to 31 Federal Teaching and Medical Centres across the country, and earmarked nine billion naira for payment of insurance claims.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, announced this when he alongside his Health counterpart, Osagie Ehanire, briefed State House correspondents at the end of a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
Ngige, said the 4.5 billion naira covered payment of hazard and inducement allowances for the months of April and May, while fresh payment for June would soon be effected.
He explained that the payment was in fulfillment of part of the demands of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria, NARD who are currently on nationwide industrial action.On his part, Ehanire expressed the hope that the doctors would call-off the strike as federal government was doing all it could to restore sanity in the nation’s health sector.


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Strike Action: FG, Johesu Reaches Understanding – Ngige - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 8, 2021
Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, made this known while addressing newsmen at the end of a five-hour conciliation meeting with the leadership of JOHESU in Abuja.
It would be recalled that JOHESU had on September 3 issued a 15-day ultimatum to the federal government to meet their demands or face an indefinite strike.
The Minster explained that an understanding was reached by both parties, the meeting was fruitful and that the Memorandum of Understanding would be signed next week, noting that they discussed in a fraternal way and reached an understanding on all the issues in dispute.
According to Ngige, this includes the enhancement of hazard allowance, review of retirement age from 60 to 65 years, the arrears of the consequential adjustment of the national minimum wage. He added that understanding was reached on the upward adjustment of Consolidated Health Salary Structure as done with Consolidated Medical Salary Structure.
However, JOHESU President, Josiah Biobelemonye, noted that strike is not the way to go and expressed optimism that all issues raised by the unions would be positively attended to.

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Strike Action: FG Orders Inclusion Of Sacked Staff School Teachers In Payroll - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
August 23, 2019
The Federal Government has orderedthe Accountant-General office, National Salaries, Income and Wages Commissionto commence the process of including in the payroll, sacked teachers of staffschools in the 2020 budget.
Vice President of Senior Staff Associationof Nigerian Universities, SSANU, North, Solomon Alfa announced this whilebriefing journalists, on the ongoing strike embarked upon by the union and NonAcademic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions, NASU, inAbuja.
He said the unions acknowledged thatthe Federal Government has reinstated the sacked employees of University StaffSchools to their jobs through a circular it said has been issued to the variousinstitutions.
The Federal Government directive wasin obedience to the 2016 industrial court judgement that had ordered thegovernment to reinstate sacked staff school teachers.
It would be recalled that theongoing warning strike was as a result of the government inability to implementthe court judgement, the disparity in disbursement of the Earned Allowancesamong others.


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Strike Action: Resident Doctors Yet To Contact FG On New Demands – Labour Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 27, 2021
The government however, assured that it would make its position known to the doctors once it received such communication from the striking doctors’ umbrella body, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD.
The Association had at the end of its 41st Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference in Bauchi, Bauchi State, asked the government to pay the salary arrears of its members on the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS
NARD however explained yesterday that it was ready to negotiate with the Federal Government if it is able to meet the 72-hour ultimatum it gave for the minimum conditions to be met.
The Association’s new President Dare Ishaya had earlier told reporters that he was keen to see the association’s face-off with the Federal Government brought to end.

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Strike Action: Vice-Chancellor Calls For Treaty Between Federal Government ASUU On IPPIS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 3, 2020
The Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa University, Suleiman Bala Mohammed has called on Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to resolve their difference over the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, in the interest of the country.
Mohammed, who spoke in Keffi, saidboth ASUU and the Federal Government mean well for the nation, adding thatdialogue and negotiation should be embraced by all to avoid shutting down ofthe university system.
He noted that while the FederalGovernment is worried about ending corruption and ensuring transparency in thesystem, the union is also in agreement, but wants their peculiarity, which thesystem did not capture, be addressed.
The University Don expressed theconfidence that despite a recent circular that those yet to be captured on thesystem would not be paid, the matter would be resolved amicably betweengovernment and the lecturers.

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Strike Action: ‘We Are Not Satisfied,’ NARD Appeals Court Ruling Directing Doctors To Resume - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 17, 2021
A communique jointly signed by NARD President, Dr Uyilawa
Okhuaihesuyi, and the union’s Secretary-General, Dr Jerry Isogun, on
Friday revealed that the doctors have begun the process to appeal the
ruling.
“As we are all aware, especially those that were present in court today
(Friday), the NIC has given a ruling on the application for interlocutory
injunction filed by the Federal Government,” the statement said. “We
are not satisfied with the ruling.
“After consultations with our lawyers, we have instructed our lawyers to
appeal the ruling and file an application for stay of execution.”

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Strike: Again, FG, ASUU Fail To Reach Agreement As Govt Makes New Proposal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 18, 2020
The Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU did not reach an agreement over the ongoing two-week warning strike embarked on by the union.
The meeting, which lasted till late night, was thesecond as the two parties seek to resolve issues raised by ASUU.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Labour and Employment,Chris Ngige, stated that the Federal Government had tabled a new proposalregarding the impasse over the Integrated Payroll Personal Information SystemIPPIS enrollment for members of the union.
Ngige said that the issues under considerationranged from funding, revitalization of public universities, earned academic allowancesto salaries shortfalls.
The two-week warning strike, which the uniondeclared, will elapse on Monday next week.
ASUU declared the strike mainly to protest thenon-payment of salaries of their members who failed to enroll into the federalgovernment’s IPPIS.


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Strike: ASUU To Petition NUC, ICPC Over Conduct Of Examination By KASU Management - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 9, 2022
This was contained in a statement in Kaduna by ASUU Kano Zonal Coordinator, Abdulkadir Muhammad.
KASU, on May 23, said it would disqualify students with less than 75 per cent attendance from writing its second semester examination.
The varsity’s management had also on April 26, announced resumption of academic activities on May 9 for the continuation of the Second Semester 2020/2021 academic session amidst the ASUU strike.

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Strike Continues, FG Yet To Take Concrete Action – ASUU - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 24, 2022
The ASUU’s branch chairman, Kassim Umaru, said this in an interview with newsmen at the end of its Congress, held at the University’s Mini Campus in Gwagwalada.
Umaru also challenged the Federal Government to reference any of the things done to bring to an end the ongoing strike.
According to him, Congress deliberated on issues around the strike and vehemently pronounced and rejected the offer presented by the Federal Government, adding that the National Executive Council, NEC would meet at the end of the four weeks ultimatum to take its decision.
The lecturers’ agitations include funding for the revitalization of public universities, earned academic allowances, University Transparency Accountability Solution, promotion arrears and others.
It will be recalled that ASUU, on February 14, shut down public universities over the inability of the Federal Government to implement previous agreements both parties entered into.


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Strike Extension: Students Blame Federal Government, ASUU - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 10, 2022
The students have threatened a blockade of major airports and federal highways ahead of presidential primaries slated for May 28 to 29 by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and May 31 to June 1 by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS had on Monday embarked on peaceful protests in Lagos and Benin to register their annoyance over the strike that had kept them at home for over 80 days before its extension.
NANS also declared today as a National Day of Action to test-run for three hours, the planned shutdown of the airports and highways in all the states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The student’s body however pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC and Civil Society Organisations to join them “to savage the remaining crackers of our public tertiary education.”
NANS President, Sunday Asefon in a statement explained that the National Action Day tagged “Operation Test Run” shall be held in all the 36 states with federal roads occupied for a minimum of three hours.


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Strike: Fed Govt Invokes No Work No Pay As Unions Ground Varsities - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 28, 2022
The Federal Government has restated its threat not to pay any of its
employees on strike or absent from duty post without due authorisation.
This followed the commencement of a two-week warning strike by the
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-
Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions today,
which has grounded activities in the nation’s public universities.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities and National Association of
Academic Technologists are already on strike over Federal
Government’s failure to implement agreements with them.
Minister of Labour and  Employment, Sen Chris Ngige, said the government had decided to apply the “No-work, No Pay” policy in
compliance with  Section 43 of the Labour Law.
Ngige said that the actions of the unions amounted to  false leave and a
declaration of forced holidays for students. He reminded the   members
that the government was not “Father Xmas.”


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Strike: Federal Government, ASUU Reaches Agreement On IPPIS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 13, 2020
The Federal Government and theAcademy Staff Union of University, ASUU have reached an interim pact to integratethe University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS into theIntegrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS.
The IPPIS is the government’saccountability software that has been made compulsory for all publicinstitutions, mainly for personnel payroll.
The Union is opposed to the use ofIPPIS for lecturers saying it does not consider some of the peculiar operationsof universities. The lecturers’ union then developed its own UTAS which itwants the government to adopt for universities.
Minister of Labour and Productivity,Chris Ngige, announced the pact after a four-hour meeting between both parties.He said the two parties will reconvene on Monday after the ASUU delegationdeliberates with its National Executive Council, NEC.
On his part, ASUU, NationalPresident Biodun Ogunyemi, said the NEC of the union will review the conditionsfor the integration of UTAS into IPPIS .


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Strike: FG Registers Another Union To Checkmate ASUU - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 5, 2022
The newly registered Unions are the Congress of Nigerian University Academics, CONUA a breakaway faction of ASUU and the Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Lecturers in Academics, NAMDA.
Speaking to journalists while formally presenting the Certificate of Registration to the two unions in Abuja, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige maintained that the move was in line with the law of the land in the face of the crisis rocking the universities.
Ngige stated that the two associations will exist side by side with ASUU in Nigerian universities in the spirit and tenets of the International Labour Organisation, ILO Core Convention, which are respectively on freedom of association and protection of the right to organise, and the right to organise and collective bargaining; as well as the enthronement.

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Strike: Jigawa Poly ASUP Records 100% Compliance – Chairman - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 18, 2022
ASUP Chairman Abdulazeez Ibrahim made this known in an interview with journalists in Dutse.
It will be recalled that the National Executive Council of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics had on May 15, 2022, decided to embark on a two- week warning strike effective from May 16, 2022.
The Hussain Adamu Federal Polytechnic Kazaure chapter of the union in line with this decision shut down its academic activities completely for the period.
ASUP Kazaure chapter however called on all stakeholders and well- meaning citizens to support the union to press for its demands, so that people in authority will do the needful.
The chairman of the union in Jigawa also advised parents and students to exercise patience as the union is mindful of their situation. According to him, the strike remains the only option left for the union.


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Strike: JOHESU, FG Reach Truce - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
September 12, 2020
The unions had been directed to consult its members on the agreements reached with the FG and report back to the Ministry of Labour by Saturday, September 12.
A communique issued at the end of the parley said the FG has appropriated N126 billion in the 2020 COVID-19 intervention Appropriation Act for infrastructure upgrading and equipment for the health sector, noting that lack of effective communication made it impossible for the unions to appreciate the degree of investments made in the sector.
At the meeting attended by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Minister of State, Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN); Minister of State, Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora; JOHESU Chairman, Biobelemoye Josiah and other officials, it was agreed that the unions should be carried along in the affairs of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to ensure proper communication. The parties equally agreed that the private sector engagement should also be encouraged as this would add value to the health sector investment generally.

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Strike: Ngige, Ehanire Should Be Sacked – NARD President - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 9, 2021
President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) Dr.
Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, has said that the people who deserve to resign or
be sacked from their duties are those who have put the doctors in a
position where they have to embark on industrial actions to drive home
their demands.
Okhuaihesuyi stated this in his reaction to comments by the Labour
Minister, Chris Ngige, about replacing the striking doctors.
Monday marks the expiration of the one-week ultimatum given by the
Labour Minister for the striking doctors to resume work.
Their failure to resume would result in the escalation of other measures
by the minister.
The Minister on Friday, had said that he had invoked Section 43 of the
Labour Law which states, in part, that for the period a worker withdraws
his services, the government or his employers are not entitled to pay.
But in reaction, the NARD president said: “I want to ask Nigerians to
tell those that are the cause of the strike and have not done their work
that they should be sacked or resign from the positions they hold”.

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Strike: NLC Gives FG 21 Days To Resolve Issues With Varsity Unions - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 14, 2022
Labour also said it would convene a special meeting of the Central
Working Committee, CWC, of all its affiliate unions to decide on the
next line of action, if the government failed to take urgent steps to
resolve the crisis.
These were contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting
between the leadership of the NLC and the four university-based unions
in Abuja.
It would be recalled that public universities in the country had been
closed down as a result of the strike embarked upon by the Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU; Senior Staff Association of Nigerian
Universities, SSANU; Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied Educational
Institutions, NASU, and National Association of Academic
Technologists, NAAT.
This is as the non-teaching staff in the universities, under the umbrella of
Joint Action Committee, JAC, have threatened to embark on indefinite
strike over the failure of government to address the concerns they raised.
The two unions said they had written about 10 letters to the government,
drawing its attention to the last Memorandum of Action, MoA, entered
freely but lamented that the government neither responded to the letters
nor acknowledged them.